One of Michigan State’s most promising young players suffered a bit of a setback on Saturday.
Incoming wide receiver Samson Gash is still finishing up his time at Detroit Catholic Central on the track and field team. The MHSAA held its state final meet on Saturday. Gash suffered an apparent injury at one point during the meet, though.
Ailment
The injury seems to have happened while Gash was running the 200-meter dash during the preliminary round. He’s logged as a “DNF” (did not finish) on the official results . Gash then had to run the 100-meter final later in the day after running a 10.75 to qualify. He could only go at a light jog and got to the finish line after 30.44 seconds.
There is no definite answer on what type of injury Gash suffered, but a hamstring injury wouldn’t be surprising. It’s a promising sign that Gash was able to get to a light jog right away. A Grade 1 or 2 injury probably wouldn’t jeopardize Gash’s status for fall camp at all, but this is still definitely something to monitor a bit.
Gash’s Big Potential
The fact that Gash qualified for the Division 1 final in the 100-meter dash should tell you about what kind of receiver he is. That 10.75 he ran while healthy was the second-best time in the prelims. It was only 0.01 seconds behind Detroit MLK’s Vernall Lee, the eventual state champion…